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Chapter 260 Red and Black Years
At [-]:[-], the flight of the Italian national team players landed at Turin International Airport. The tired Italian internationals came out with their luggage. Many fans gathered at the scene. The Italian football stars We were a little surprised by the applause from the fans, but the banners held high by the two old fans made everyone understand...

"Guys, you can do it... We will be waiting for you at the Olympic Stadium in [-] days!!!"

Now, the entire Apennine Peninsula is focusing on the game [-] days later, although Bulgaria is not easy to chew on! !
However, obviously, the media reporters at the scene did not intend to send any comfortable greetings to the players of the Italian national team who were hurt by the rain in Tbilisi. , surrounded the coaching staff and players of the Italian national team...

Almost all of them were stern-faced, and with the help of the security personnel at the scene, they quickly passed through the siege of the reporters and got into the bus that had been waiting for a long time...

Xiangnan's complexion is also very bad. The rain in Tbilisi is obviously not only the nourishing rain of love, but also something that can make people catch a cold. On the plane, Xiangnan was groggy. It was decided that after arriving at Juventus' Vinovo training base, Xiangnan will be treated in a closed manner. Lippi has already issued a death order to the medical expert team of the Italian national team, and Xiangnan must be allowed to appear in the training ground with Bulgaria. In the starting list of the game...

'Silver Fox' is very clear, as long as Bulgaria is defeated, all doubts can be shut up...

Lippi, who was sitting in the front row, looked at the scenery outside the bus, and kept silent. When he promised to regain the leadership of the Azzurri, Lippi did not expect that the once champion team in [-], the strength It actually dropped so badly...

In continental Europe, there is even a point of view that Italy without Andre is even just a second-tier European team...

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[-]:[-], Juventus Vinovo training base, press conference hall.

Lippi finally opened his mouth about Italy's draw in Georgia...

"Our history is like this," Lippi glanced at the Naples Post reporter who made him feel disgusted, "Italy's performance in the qualifiers has never been good enough, and there are some games that we are not excited enough. "

The journalists on the scene are obviously not so easy to be satisfied. These uncrowned kings are like this. Once you perform poorly, all the problems will come to you in different ways! ! !

A reporter from "Corriere dello Sport" asked about the problem that the shadow still exists after the Confederations Cup in the summer. In Tbilisi, Italian goalkeeper Buffon once said that after losing the Confederations Cup in South Africa, the The team seems to have lost the continuity of victory and fighting spirit...

To this, Lippi responded, "Just like some other national teams, we are a cup team. Let's wait for the World Cup to start, and everything will be different in those 30 days. Buffon said the Confederations Cup defeat is still To get us down a little bit, he's probably right."
"We still lack a little bit of confidence in our abilities, but there's no need to panic about that."

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Juventus' Vinovo training base, this is not the first time that Xiang Nan has been training for the national team here, but every time, Xiang Nan still feels the same, a bit strange feeling, after all, as a former 'Prince of Turin' in Juventus territory, it still feels a bit interesting...

From 16:30 to 17:00, it is the time for public training. Reporters can shoot on the sidelines. The Italian internationals obviously understand the essence of training under the eyes of countless cameras of reporters. On the entire training ground, Laughter appeared, and the content of the training session also focused on some simple coordination and shooting performances...

Xiang Nan also appeared on the training ground, but instead of participating in the joint training of the whole team, he practiced alone with free kicks accompanied by the goalkeeper coach...

However, for the reporters on the scene, their purpose is not just to watch the half-hour public training of the Italian national team. All the reporters sent by every media are old fritters. The national team has its own familiar players, and their purpose is to try their best to extract some fans and readers from the mouths of the players during the 15 minutes of free interviews after training...

The reporter of Gazzetta dello Sport, Ms. Alice was also watching the training of the Italian national team from the sidelines. She saw that the old young boy who is now the number one star of the Italian national team has changed from a boy to a man. Nan, made her feel a strange feeling...

That's right, Miss Alice is the beautiful reporter who helped Xiang Nan when he first joined Turin. If it wasn't for Alice's help, perhaps Xiang Nan wouldn't have joined the Turin team at that time, and he wouldn't have There is a future 'Prince of Turin'...

At 17:00, the public training ended. The security guards at the Vinovo training base began to allow reporters to enter the training ground and start a 15-minute free interview. This is the decision just announced by the Italian national team today. Afterwards, the distrust atmosphere of the fans towards the team... strive, more fans, come to the Olympic Stadium to cheer for the Italian national team...

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"Andre, what do you think of the team's draw in Tbilisi?" Alice found Xiangnan directly. She was a fan of Xiangnan, and she was always able to get an exclusive interview with Gazzetta dello Sport as soon as possible. Xiangnan's privilege is related to the influence of Gazzetta dello Sport in the Apennine Peninsula, but the personal friendship between Alice and Xiangnan cannot be ignored...

"Georgia is not an easy team to deal with... However, that game has passed, I would rather think about the next game against Bulgaria!!" Xiang Nan is obviously unwilling to talk about Tbilisi Yes, after all, now, within the Italian national team, almost everyone will have some conditioned disgust when they mention Tbilisi...

"Bojinov thinks that Italy is no longer the championship team, what do you think?" Alice's sweet smile made Xiang Nan feel a different kind of beauty.

"Bojinov is a good shooter, but the first thing he has to pay attention to is, don't always forget to put on the shooting boots!!!" Xiang Nan doesn't have much affection for Bojinov, which is also due to In an interview a few days ago, Bodinov said in an interview with the Bulgarian "People's Daily", "I will let Andre take a good look at how I scored..."

Alice was also happy to see the sneer on the corner of Xiang Nan's mouth. She rarely saw Xiang Nan's expression like this. Game, Andre...'

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Obviously, the other reporters gained a lot in these 15 minutes. After the interview, newspapers and media in the Apennine Peninsula published exclusive news one after another——
"New Perspective": "Buffon: Only Brazil is better than Italy..."

"Clarion of Naples": "Girardino: Amaury can't solve the Italian offense, I can!" ! "(Gilardino was selected for the national team again after a year, but Tbilisi did not get the chance to play. Pe Rossi...)
"Corriere dello Sport": "Cannavaro: This game is the final..."

"Fiorentina Post": "Luka Toni: If you don't score, you can't blame me!" ! "(In the recent game, the state of Tony, who is the most valued in the 2006 World Cup, can only be described as "terrible". In the game against Georgia, the Bayern Munich striker sat on the bench. This sentence was also used The media thought that Tony was demonstrating against Lippi, thinking that only he was the key to solving Italy's offensive...)
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Of course, the media will not forget another person who is also crucial to this game——
Trapattoni, the head coach of the Irish national team! ! !

However, obviously, the old man who has been tested by the Italian media for decades will not follow the media's thinking. When he was interviewed by "REPUBBLIA-it", Trapattoni took the initiative to care about the Italian national team The problem with this big list——
Speaking of Italy's match against Bulgaria, the third in the group on Wednesday, Trapattoni said, "Italy played Georgia badly, but that is in the past. I know Bulgaria's players will contribute their best. ...They will seize this last chance to qualify for the play-offs. Cassano? I think he is a talented player. Cassano's absence is a pity..."

The former Italian team coach and current Irish team coach Trapattoni is obviously more aware of the current situation of his team than anyone else. Only by defeating Italy next month can Ireland survive. However, the Irish national team coach Hopes are still high for Ireland to beat Italy in next month's final World Cup qualifier to advance directly to South Africa.

Trapattoni told REPUBBLIA-it with a smile on his face, "Ireland have a 50% chance of going straight through, we are in good shape and can beat Italy. Right now we are playing with Italy, although they obviously Still favorites to qualify. They are a super team with experience. I know all the players under Lippi and know their value better."

"I don't want to look self-righteous, but 90 minutes is 90 minutes. No one knows what will happen in this hour and a half of football. The game is never absolute." Trapattoni seemed confident. Maybe Georgia played at home. The draw with Italy brought great confidence to the head coach of the Irish national team, "Andre? He is playing with a superstar... However, football matches are for 11 people..."

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On September 2009, 9, the Italian team was training at the Olympic Stadium in Turin. This was also the last training before the match. To the delight of the Italian coaching staff, Xiang Nan appeared in the confrontation training and performed well. With a good competitive state, Lippi also breathed a sigh of relief. He has more expectations for the game against Bulgaria...

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Xiangnan received a pass from De Rossi, pulled the ball horizontally, swayed away Materazzi's tackle, and then made a beautiful through ball, Giuseppe Rossi easily pushed and scored...

This cooperation also made the coaching staff on the sidelines applaud excitedly. Now, the cooperation between Rossi and Xiangnan has a lot of tacit understanding compared to the last game against Georgia...

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After adapting to the field training, Lippi named the names of the three players and accompanied him to a pre-match press conference—
"Fabio, and Gianluigi." Lippi first named the captain Cannavaro, and then the team's vice-captain Buffon. After that, the 'Silver Fox' glanced at the players, "And , Andre!!"

For Lippi's arrangement, although some other team members were a little disappointed, they had to admit that with Xiangnan's current status in the team, he was indeed qualified...

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At the press conference before the game, Xiang Nan also represented the players of the Italian national team, calling on Italian fans to come to the scene to cheer for the team...

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On September 2009, 9, at 9:20, there were still 45 minutes before the start of the game, and the Olympic Stadium was already full.

In the home team locker room at the Olympic Stadium, Lippi was explaining the main points of the game.

"Watch out for Martin Petrov in Bulgaria, he's fast on the wing,...don't give Berbatov a chance to get comfortable in the box...be careful with Bojinov, he's very good at running Qiang...Andre, you and Giuseppe should pay more attention to changing positions and running..."

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"Okay!" Lippi clapped his hands, glanced at his disciples, and saw that everyone's expressions were a little serious. Lippi felt that the atmosphere was too tense, and it was not good for the players' performance, "This One game is very important, but don't forget that we are leading the standings, and our opponents need to be nervous... You know, the Bulgarians are working hard for the play-off spot..."

Hahaha! !

Everyone's laughter came from the locker room, and the tense atmosphere was relieved.

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The starting rosters of both sides have been displayed on the big screen of the stadium——
Italy starting lineup (4-3-1-2):
Goalkeeper: Buffon

Defenders: Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Ziellini, Grosso
Midfielders: Camoranesi, De Rossi, Marchisio
Front midfielder: Pirlo
Forwards: Andre, Giuseppe Rossi
Bulgaria starting lineup (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: Ivankov

Defenders: Manulev, Stoyanov, Angelov, Kishshev
Midfielders: Georgiev, Jankov, S-Petrov, M-Petrov
Forwards: Berbatov, Bojinov

"Lipi once again dispatched the combination of Andre and Rossi. It seems that the self-recommendations of Luca and Gilardino did not have any good effect..." Rossi looked at Italy's starting list and smiled. He I started to laugh at the words of Gilardino and Tony in the interview before the game.

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Amidst the overwhelming cheers, Cannavaro, the captain of the Italian national team, walked in front with the captain's armband. The players from both sides held the hands of the caddy and strode out of the player tunnel...

Players from both sides quickly spread out according to the formation. While Xiang Nan was doing a simple warm-up, he was pointing and talking with his partner Rossi. Both of them had smiles on their faces. It seemed that the conversation was quite good. happy……

"This game is very important for the Italian team. If we can win this game, we will be able to get the right to qualify two rounds in advance...Of course, if the Bulgarians lose the game, they also I will bid farewell to the World Cup in South Africa..."

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"Haha, we saw that Andre looked very excited. He was talking loudly with Giuseppe... In today's game, Andre's performance will directly determine the progress of the game...Well, I believe that Bojinov will Andre must have known what he said before the game... Andre's performance is worth looking forward to..."

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"The referee Hansen from Sweden blew the whistle to start the game...The game has officially started...Italy kicks off first!!!"

With Rossi's high-pitched voice accompanied by a clear whistle from Swedish referee Hansen, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the European qualifier group H match between Italy and Bulgaria at home, officially began! ! !
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With the crisp whistle sound, Xiang Nan knocked the ball back to Rossi, and ran towards the frontcourt by himself. There were also a large number of flashing lights in the stands, and the sky-shattering cheers almost made the ground tremble...

Facing Martin Petrov, who was coming up to press, Rossi passed the ball directly and tried to send the ball to Xiangnan's feet. The ball was touched by Petrov and went out of the sideline. Italy won the first game in the game. Throw-in...

Pirlo threw the ball to De Rossi, and De Rossi didn't stop, and directly distributed the ball to Marchisio who plugged in from the left...

The Bulgarian team adopted an offensive lineup in this game. Petrov was very active in the frontcourt, coming up to press from time to time. In fact, this is also the request of the Bulgarian coach, to prevent Italy from taking the ball comfortably... Ben For Bulgaria, a draw is a failure, and they will bid farewell to the World Cup in South Africa...

Marchisio passed the ball to Xiangnan who retreated to ask for the ball. Xiangnan adjusted the ball slightly. In front of him was the Bulgarian midfielder Giorgiev who came up to press. He drew circles back and forth, but Georgiyev was unmoved. He stepped back carefully while leaning forward, pressing his center of gravity, and staring directly at the ball under Xiangnan's feet...

At this time, Pirlo, who saw the south, suddenly thrust forward, flicked his ankle slightly, and the ball spun from Giorgiev's forehead and flew over to Pirlo's feet. Pirlo made a straight pass After catching the ball, De Rossi took a long shot directly on the penalty area line. The ball was drawn with great force, made a whistling sound, and flew straight towards the goal...

Bulgaria's goalkeeper Ivankov was highly concentrated. Facing the ball with great speed and strength, he didn't dare to be careless. He hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists. Rossi's follow-up shot was caught by An Groff blocked the baseline with his calf...

"Italy's first shot of the match!! Corner!! Good chance!! Andre running back and forth in the box... corner kick... shot!!! Andre's header Attacking the goal, it missed..."

There was applause over the Stadio Olimpico, the fans cheered despite the southward header just missing the post... This is the Stadio Olimpico in Turin... here is, 'Andre Prince Lie' territory! ! !

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"Petrov's shot!!! Thank you Gianluigi!! His save was great!!!"

In the 16 minutes of the game, Bulgaria completed the most threatening shot since the start of the first half. After receiving Berbatov's header in the penalty area, Petrov volleyed directly. Good Buffon, blocked the baseline with his calf, corner kick! ! !

The Bulgarians got their first corner since the start of the game! !

"Gianluca, pay attention to your position!!! You are a person, not a stake!!!" Lippi whistled on the sidelines, and the roaring voice of the head coach of the Italian national team sounded from the sidelines. Just now, At the time of Petrov's shot, Zambrotta was still two meters away...

Petrov got up annoyed, patted the grass clippings on his hands, glanced at Buffon who was roaring, lowered his head, and ran to the corner kick, ready to take the corner kick...

Petrov's corner kick was taken. In the penalty area, Berbatov suddenly squeezed away Cannavaro, who was defending beside him, and directly hit the goal with a shake of his head...

Buffon! ! !

Italian keeper! ! !

He made the right decision, facing this powerful header, Buffon chose a single boxing ball, the ball landed on the edge of the penalty area, and was immediately cleared by Grosso to the frontcourt.

Grosso's kick was a bit rough and landed on the penalty area line. Bojinov appeared in front of the ball and was about to take a cold shot. When he swung his right foot down , I lost my wheel, slipped and fell on the turf of the Olympic Stadium...

It moved south and started suddenly, like a cheetah escaped from its cage! !

Xiang Nan took the first step, and hooked the ball deftly at Bojinov's feet, and hooked the ball out. At this time, S-Petrov also came over, Xiang Nan shook his ankle, and the ball jumped up , hit S-Petrov on the body, bounced a bit...

He took a big step with his right foot, turned his body to the south, and blocked S-Petrov in front of him. He got stuck, his chest lightly faced the ball, and he stood up. The ball fell in a timely manner, and then his thigh Bump, the ball is easy to control, use your right foot to control the ball.

"BEAUTIFUL!! BEAUTIFUL STOP!!! Andre moved...beautiful...what a wonderful escape..." Rosie's aria over the Olympic Stadium... roared...

A blue shadow gallops like the wind...

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